Quite the Pair

Finn gets so excited to hold his little sister. I tried so hard to get them both smiling at the same time.

Reading Together

3 Months

Josette is 3 months old! The end of the "fourth trimester," Josette is no longer in the newborn category. And we have certainly noticed her enjoying longer wakeful periods, becoming more engaged in her surroundings and more active. She is trying to roll from her back to front. She really dislikes tummy time, so we haven't had a lot of practice to roll from front to back. She sleeps best when swaddled, but she is starting to break out of it, so we may have to start getting away from that. She still really dislikes the car and we are anxious for her to get more comfortable during car rides. She is quick to smile and she has a funny little laugh emerging, often at her brother's antics. She can also be quick to fuss. I think I often miss her tired signs. She likes to suck on her hand and fingers, also confusing me with her hungry signs. I guess we are still really getting to know and understand each other.

Blue Bubbles

One of Crayola's new colorful products is colored bubbles. Finn has a bottle of blue bubbles. They make wonderful bubbles, but create quite a mess. One of Finn's favorite games is to have one of us blow bubbles while he runs around and tries to pop them. Tons of blue fun!

Beach Vacay

Last week, we took a mini-vacation to Wells, ME where Sean's folks rented a cottage on the beach. It was a wonderful getaway. Finn loves the ocean!

Running in the sand:Playing in the waves:Playing in the sand:The fun of seaweed:Looking for sea critters:Finn and Liam spent a lot of time driving trucks around on the beach:Making sand castles:Tidepooling:Napping in the sweet ocean air:Lily enjoys tidepooling too:Feet of steel:I really enjoyed boogie boarding too!

Red Sox Nation

Sorry to all your Rockies fans out there, but if you haven't noticed in previous posts, Finn is a Red Sox fan through and through. When his Red Sox shirts are clean, those are the first he chooses. Our fantastic neighbor, JoAnne, is a die hard Sox fan and made sure to indoctrinate Josette as soon as she was born, giving her this onesie and Finn this shirt. I must admit, I am not the one who should be writing this post as I have no real knowledge of the Sox players, but my kiddos say, "Go Pedroia!"

Backyard Campout

Finn has been asking for awhile to sleep in a tent outside. He and Sean finally decided on a Saturday night and set up camp in the back yard. Finn was very excited to put the tent together:He immediately got inside and started to pretend to sleep:We had to convince him that first, we had to set up camp, have dinner, and then sleep. Here he is putting together a fire pit:A good looking campsite:Roasting corn and hotdogs:Don't swing your hotdog around:Josette was content with her hand:Lily was just content:Finn attacked his corn:And of course, roasting marshmallows:First s'more:

All in all, it was a lovely evening. After dinner, Josette and I packed up and went back to the house. Finn and Sean crawled in the tent and read books with a flashlight and told stories. Then, Finn realized it was much more fun to bounce around on the air mattress than to actually lie down. When Sean told him it was time for bed, Finn responded, "Dad, this isn't bed, its a tent." Needless to say, no sleeping was actually done and Finn and Sean finally retired for the night in the house. We will work up to a full camping adventure!